CVE-2009-1107 Affecting java-1.6.0-ibm package, versions <1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.52% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-JAVA160IBM-9876644
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed23 Mar 2009

Introduced: 23 Mar 2009

CVE-2009-1107  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 java-1.6.0-ibm to version 1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2009:1198.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.6.0-ibm package and not the java-1.6.0-ibm package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Java Plug-in in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 12 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 17 and earlier, allows remote attackers to trick a user into trusting a signed applet via unknown vectors that misrepresent the security warning dialog, related to a "Swing JLabel HTML parsing vulnerability," aka CR 6782871.

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